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institutionalize

[in-sti-too-shuh-nl-ahyz, -tyoo-] / ˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃə nlˌaɪz, -ˈtju- /
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standardize
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However, the tolling system would institutionalize rather than solve the friction.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026

“Plans to institutionalize and operationalize the European dimension through exercises and dedicated coordinating bodies will likely be welcomed in Berlin because it gives hope that French nuclear assurances will last beyond Macron’s presidency,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026

"The task is to solidify and institutionalize it," Feldman said.

From Reuters ● Oct. 30, 2023

“This is to lock in the gains of the past year and institutionalize a strong mutual defense with a clear connection and commitment,” said Daly, a former U.S. diplomat in Beijing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2023

Over the next four years the Coalition implemented a number of key reforms to modernize the economy and institutionalize democratic reforms.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

In a nutshell, the federal complaint is that our state institutionalizes too many children, sometimes out of state and far from their families.

From Washington Times ● May 22, 2019

He is famous for his scathing critiques against the art world, particularly against art education, which he believes institutionalizes mediocrity through its systematic rejection of good ideas.

From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2013

It’s played for laughs, but the way the medical establishment institutionalizes her so quickly carries a harsh edge.

From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2010

Indexing, which automatically raises wages and pensions along with the price index, is not a cure but a disease that institutionalizes inflation, added Okun.

From Time Magazine Archive

Man's genius for organization institutionalizes every aspect of thought and activity he takes under his control.

From The Family and it's Members by Anna Garlin Spencer

In other words, it’s institutionalized or tribal knowledge, and it requires a lot of documentation to capture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

But the siblings worried about Walker’s mental health, and agreed he needed to be institutionalized.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

“Resurrectionists” – body snatchers – exhumed the recently buried, disproportionately targeting the poor, the institutionalized and those without family protection or the financial means to guard graves.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026

“It might actually be worse because there’s nothing institutionalized about any of this.”

From Salon ● May 19, 2026

When these new interests and values are recognized and institutionalized, geek lads may have more status and feel less like aliens in their own schools.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

Magnetar was really me taking the uncertainty side of what I learned at Citadel and institutionalizing it.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

“The only question to my mind is what sort of deal Iran can work out in terms of monetizing and institutionalizing its control of the strait.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

Analysts suggest China’s move is noteworthy, institutionalizing its export control system.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025

“They’re still out there institutionalizing children with little to no oversight or regulation.”

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2024

The bantustan system had been conceived by Dr. H. F. Verwoerd, the minister of native affairs, as a way of muting international criticism of South African racial policies but at the same time institutionalizing apartheid.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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